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Granted Patent B2
US 10,213,179 · App. 15/415,805 · Granted Feb 26, 2019

Tomography apparatus and method of reconstructing tomography image

Inventors: Jong-hyon Yi (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Toshihiro Rifu (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Ajay Narayanan (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Alexander Zamyatin (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Seok-min Han (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
A61B6/5264A61B5/721A61B6/032A61B6/037G06T11/003G06T11/008A61B5/0066
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Patent No.
US 10,213,179
App. No.
15/415,805
Granted
Feb 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a tomography apparatus and a method for reconstructing a tomography image. The method includes obtaining a plurality of raw data corresponding to a plurality of views by performing a tomography scan on an object and deblurring each of the plurality of raw data based on a point spread function (PSF) that varies according to locations in a field of view (FOV) in a gantry. The method also includes reconstructing a final tomography image in which a motion of the object is corrected from the plurality of deblurred raw data based on a motion vector indicating the motion of the object.

Claims (28)

1. A method of reconstructing a tomography image, the method comprising:

obtaining a plurality of raw data corresponding to a plurality of views by performing a tomography scan on an object;

deblurring the plurality of raw data, based on a point spread function (PSF) that varies according to locations in a field of view (FOV) in a gantry; and

reconstructing a final tomography image in which a motion of the object is corrected from the plurality of deblurred raw data based on a motion vector indicating the motion of the object.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the deblurring comprises deconvoluting the plurality of raw data based on the PSF that varies according to the locations in the FOV in the gantry.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

obtaining a plurality of partial images by using the plurality of raw data corresponding to the plurality of views obtained by performing a tomography scan on the object;

measuring a motion of the object based on the plurality of partial images; and

representing the measured motion of the object as the motion vector.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising estimating a PSF that varies according to the locations in the FOV in the gantry corresponding to the plurality of views based on the plurality of raw data.

5. A tomography apparatus comprising:

a data obtainer configured to obtain a plurality of raw data corresponding to a plurality of views by performing a tomography scan on an object; and

an image processor configured to:

deblur the plurality of raw data based on a point spread function (PSF) varying according to locations in a field of view (FOV) in a gantry; and

reconstruct a final tomography image in which a motion of the object is corrected from the plurality of deblurred raw data based on a motion vector indicating the motion of the object.

6. The tomography apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the image processor deconvolutes the plurality of raw data based on the PSF varying according to the locations in the FOV in the gantry.

7. The tomography apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the data obtainer obtains a plurality of partial images by using the plurality of raw data corresponding to the plurality of views obtained by performing a tomography scan on an object,

wherein the image processor measures a motion of the object based on the plurality of partial images and represents the measured motion of the object as the motion vector.

8. The tomography apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the image processor estimates a PSF corresponding to the plurality of views and varying according to the locations in the FOV in the gantry based on the plurality of raw data.

9. A tomography apparatus comprising:

a data obtainer configured to obtain a plurality of raw data respectively corresponding to a plurality of views by performing a tomography scan on an object; and

an image processor configured to calculate time points respectively corresponding to the plurality of views and correct locations of all voxels that construct a field of view (FOV) in a gantry, based on a motion vector corresponding to each of the time points, and deblur the plurality of raw data based on a point spread function (PSF) corresponding to the corrected locations of the voxels.

10. The tomography apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the image processor estimates the PSF corresponding to locations of the voxels based on angles corresponding to the views and the corrected locations of the voxels.

11. The tomography apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the image processor calculates projection coordinates corresponding to the corrected locations of the voxels, and deconvolutes the projection coordinates based on the PSF corresponding to the corrected locations of the voxels.

12. The tomography apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a memory,

wherein the image processor predicts in advance a motion in each voxel with respect to time points respectively corresponding to the plurality of views, and representing the predicted motion as each of the motion vectors,

wherein the memory stores each of the motion vectors.

13. The tomography apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the image processor reconstructs a final tomography image based on the plurality of deblurred raw data.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 25, 2017
From: YI, JONG-HYON; RIFU, TOSHIHIRO; NARAYANAN, AJAY; ZAMYATIN, ALEXANDER; HAN, SEOK-MIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 041084/0975 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0008891 · Jan 25, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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